Grammar Granny

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Martha Jeffers 

Martha has been a part of our monthly meetings on a regular basis and published her grammar tutorials in our monthly newsmagazine, Word Song. See them here. Stay tuned for more.

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  • September

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    In honor of last week's National Punctuation Day (September 24), the following is important information for every writer: ALL commas and periods [...]

  • October

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    In honor of National Punctuation Day (September 24), the following is important information for writers: ALL commas and periods belong INSIDE [...]

  • November

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    In the last issue of Word Song, The Grammar Corner addressed the proper placement of commas, periods and quotation marks. As a reminder, commas [...]

  • February

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    In good writing, the strongest part of a sentence belongs at the end, not the beginning. For example, don't end a sentence with "in 2010" or any [...]

  • May

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    Don't be embarrassed to close the bedroom or bathroom door and read your piece ALOUD. This should help you SEE and HEAR repetitive words, poorly [...]

  • June

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    Use exclamation marks sparingly—as if your entire lifetime allotment is a dozen. We may think these add emphasis to our sentences, but they [...]

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